Dibole

BVX

threatened

Alternate Names: Babole, Southern Bomitaba

Dialects: Central Dibole (Kinami), Northern Dibole (Dzeke), Southern Dibole (Bouanila).

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Northwest
C
Ngondi (C.101)

Demographics: 4,000 (Leitch 2004). 800 monolinguals (Leitch 2004). Ethnic population: 4,000.

Language Use: All domains (Leitch 2004). Positive attitudes (Leitch 2004). Use Lingala [lin] with non-Babole. Also use French [fra].

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Congo

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.